Montesquieu’s lesser-known ‘Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline’ is brilliant, brief and aphoristic.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...

In 1721 Montesquieu introduced France to a new kind of fiction, a novel composed entirely of letters, mainly authored by Usbek and Rica, two Persians who have travelled to Paris and delight in ...

Montesquieu thought the English Constitution the only one constructed with especial reference to political liberty, and its excellence he attributed to the separation of Government power into ...

Montesquieu, an 18th-century centrist, has much to teach about regulating digital media, says Andreas Aktoudianakis of the Open Society European Policy Institute | By Invitation ...

Described in The Federalist as “the celebrated Montesquieu,” Charles de Montesquieu was cited more often than any other author from 1760-1800. In what ways did his writings and ideas help ...

To address these challenges, Montesquieu suggested — 40 years before the Constitutional Convention — his “trias politica,” or separation of powers.

I remembered Montesquieu because the other day Atty. Vicente Leyson shared with me a Facebook post of one American retiree named Michael O’Connor, using the aging picture of Bruce Willis, as disguise ...

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WASHINGTON (CN) - An 18th century philosophe made an appearance at the Supreme Court on Monday for a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission installs judges.. Gibson Dunn attorney Mark ...

Montesquieu made a report on the essays submitted, in which he showed that none of the competitors was worthy of the prize, which was, therefore, not awarded.

Michael Oreskes explains how baron de Montesquieu's views of democracy influenced the framers of the U.S. Constitution. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos.